St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-05
XLIXTH CONGRESS

-. tho Senate on the @1st Mr.. Spoone was
annointea to succeed General Logan IN the
committee on privileges and electlons' Pets-
tion was presented from the woman IS CHRIS
tian Temperance Union of the II EtrlcS OF
columbia for protection against wee and law
lessness. A resolution was anople' Gaining lor
the, correspondence regarding the AiZure OF the
American schooner Rebecca at L ampico, Mex
Sco After secret session the Sen ate adjourned
until the 9ltll......I In the House the
Interstate Commerce Dill was Roted on
and passed-yeas, 219; nays, J. a resolution
was offered and referred calll'Ag for the CORE
snonaeuce regarding the c. nadan fisheries.
The conference report on the bill for allotment
If lands in severalty to Ind nns vas agreed to.
private business was cons hered in committee
of the whole. An evening session was held
and several pension bills were passed
TuE. Senate was not in session on the I'd "
Tn ttas House the committee on ]uolclary &c
nortfS adversely the resolutions OF inquiry as
tn the Union Pacific consolidation The Dis
tric, of Columbia Appropriation bill was re-
no,,sed. The Senate amendments to the
Kin for forfeiture of the New Or
lea,,s. Baton Rouge & Vicksburg Rail
| road lands were concurreu IN Inc
resolution with reference. to the HaWallan
treaty. asking the judiciary committee TO re-
| mort whether treaty involving a rate OF outy
| Is valid without concurrence of the House,
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| If the whole on the River and HarbOr Dill was
| carried. and The bill was taken up and dis
| cussed.
| Tn the Senate on the cath the credentials OF
| Senators Farwell (Illl and Davis tMina.) were
! presented The bill concerning post -ohlces OF
the third class was passed. a protracleu ul9
| cussion took place on the bill to authorize the
| President of the United States TO protect ana
| defend the rights of American fishermen, ana
| the bill was passed with only one dissenting
| vote (Riddleberger) ......I In the House
| th, response of the Secretary or the
! Treasury to the resolution asking for lnfornla-
ton concerning Pacific railway Indebtedness
| was read Mr.. LAWYER introduced resolution
| directing the commit tee on naval affairs 10 III
| ouire into the expediency OF appropratng Hoo'
| OoOo0 for construction Of war vessels. me
| House then went into committee OF the whole
and adjourned without doing anything.
! In the Senate on the 18th Senator tarWell, OF
Illinois, took his seat. The conference repocs
on the Army Appropriation bill was agreed 10
The conference report on the Dill pfoFlolh4 lol
| allotment of lands in severalty to Indians
| was agreed to. The Chair announced hlS sigma
ture to the Interstate Commerce bill. The
The woman suffrage resolution was debated
voted on and lost, 81 to 16. A number OF pllls
were passed making appropriations for puollc
buildings. Adjourned...-- In the House Inc
enrolled copy of the Interstate com
Inerce Dill was SlgIlcu ny tic opSahSh. liz wa
tested election case of Paige vs.. Pierce, IRON
: | Rhode Island, was called up and caused {
rather acrimonious debate, after which the
majority resolution declaring the seat vacant
was agreed to. Mr.. Hatch reported the Ag
F ricultural Appropriation bill, and the House ad
iourned
IN the Senate on the 26th the credentials OF
several newly-electeG Senators were presented
and placed on file. Resolutions lnstructlnS the
committee on privileges and elections TO IN
vestigate alleged outrages IN ash'AS'o
County, Tex. were passed. The Dill 10 Is
tablish agricultural experiment stations was
considered and laid over. The Railroad Al
torney bill was called up and lad over IN tHt
House estimates were submitted to meet eA
penditures required by the Mexican PENSION
| hill. The Senate Fisheries bill was referred tt
the committee on foreign affairs, with leave u
report at any time. The conference report OF
the Army Appropriation bill was CONSIDERED II
committee of the whole and a substitute was
adopted and reported to the House "hleh re
iected it, Final action on the bill was expect
| ed on the 21th.